In the words of NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes, “Welcome to the National, Tyrell Goulbourne!”

Goulbourne didn’t register a goal or an assist in his first NHL game, but he earned plaudits from his Flyers teammates and applause from fans inside Philadelphia’s WellsFargo Center for his energizing physicality.

“I was scared before the game,” Goulbourne told reporters after the Flyer’ 6-3 win over the Blues. “My legs were shaking. It felt really good after that first shift. I just wanted to get a hit in there. ‘Laughts’ kind of teed him up nice. I just wanted to finish my check.”

Goulbourne played only 5:08 minutes of the game but still manged to dole out four eye-catching hits and blocked one shot.

That’s just what Flyers Head Coach Dave Hakstol and General Manager Ron Hextallwere looking for when they decided to call up the 23-year-old rookie from the LehighValley Phantoms over more skilled players on the Flyers’ American Hockey League farm team.

“Everybody’s excited for a player to go out and have success on his first shift,” Hakstol told reporters. “It empowers him and for sure it’s a shot in the arm for the entire bench. Obviously, he had a big impact on that first shift to go out and play the way he plays.”